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IV.D.1. (XII.C.1.)

Geometry Comparison

CuO (Copper Monoxide)


distance is atom 1 (Cu) to atom 2 (O)

Experimental bond length is 1.724  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM6 1.711
composite G2 1.766

Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with standard basis sets
STO-3G 3-21G 3-21G* 6-31G 6-31G* 6-31G** 6-31+G** 6-311G* 6-311G** 6-31G(2df,p) 6-311+G(3df,2p) TZVP
hartree fock HF   1.729 1.729 1.807 1.684 1.684   1.803 1.803 1.674 1.795 1.805
ROHF   1.661 1.661 1.795 1.767 1.767 1.865 1.845   1.761 1.870  
density functional LSDA 1.661 1.588 1.588 1.613 1.596 1.596 1.674 1.665 1.665 1.593    
SVWN   1.748     1.595   1.674          
BLYP   1.622 1.622 1.651 1.634 1.634 1.731 1.718 1.718 1.630    
B1B95     1.616 1.648 1.632 1.629 1.748 1.724 1.724 1.629    
B3LYP 1.661 1.620 1.620 1.650 1.632 1.632 1.751 1.727 1.727 1.631   1.763
B3PW91   1.617 1.617 1.648 1.630 1.630 1.744 1.721 1.721 1.629    
mPW1PW91 1.662 1.620 1.620 1.653 1.633 1.633 1.752     1.633    
M06-2X         1.718              
PBEPBE         1.625 1.625 1.718 1.705 1.705 1.622 1.721  
PBEPBEultrafine         1.625              
HSEh1PBE         1.630              
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC       1.755 1.685 1.610   1.686 1.686 1.589   1.714
MP2FU       1.759 1.599 1.599   1.672 1.672 1.655    
MP4   1.678     1.670              
B2PLYP         1.606   1.755          
Configuration interaction CID   1.693 1.693   1.635     1.730 1.730      
CISD   1.683 1.683 1.743 1.620              
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD         1.625              
QCISD(T)         1.639              
Coupled Cluster CCD         1.703 1.639       1.613    
CCSD         1.618     1.679 1.679 1.601    
CCSD(T)       1.667 1.644 1.632       1.624    

Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with effective core potentials (select basis sets)
CEP-31G CEP-31G* CEP-121G CEP-121G* LANL2DZ SDD
hartree fock HF 1.879   1.880   1.902 1.869
density functional B1B95 1.694          
B3LYP 1.699   1.700   1.745 1.763
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.801   1.799   1.854 1.793
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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